Functional activities of the Tsh protein from avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strains

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 315-319

  Kobayashi, Renata K T ^a   Gaziri, Luis Carlos J ^a   Vidotto, Marilda C ^b  

^a Departamentos de Microbiologia CCB   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Avian Escherichia coli; Functional activities; Temperature sensitive hemagglutinin (Tsh); Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LURIA;

ADHESIN; MUCIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TSH PROTEIN, E COLI;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ADHESINS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; BRAZIL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMAGGLUTINATION; MUCINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 78649470612     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2010.11.4.315     Document Type: Article

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